The 25 best albums of 2008

8 February 2023, 18:11 | Updated: 4 August 2023, 18:59

Do you remember 2008? The year of Electric Feel, The Seldom Seen Kid and the return of The Verve.

1. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular: Released 22nd January 2008

   The duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser released their debut album, featuring Electric Feel, Time To Pretend and Kids.

   

2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend: Released 29th January 2008

   The debut album from the band featured the tracks A-Punk, Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa and Oxford Comma.

   

3. Adele - 19: Released 28th January 2008

   The hugely-successful singer released her debut album, which included the classic Hometown Glory.

   

4. Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim: Released 4th February 2008

   The folk singer's debut album arrived in 2008, and was later nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

   

5. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark: Released 4th February 2008

   The electronica outfit released their third album, which included the hit Ready For The Floor.

   

6. The Young Knives - Superabundance: Released 10th March 2008

   The trio released their second full length album, which included the track Turn Tail.

   

7. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid: Released 17th March 2008

   Guy Garvey and his crew issued their fourth, and most commercially successful, album, which featured Grounds For Divorce and One Day Like This.

   

8. Foals - Antidotes: Released 24th March 2008

   Yannis and co released their debut in 2008, featuring the hit Cassius.

   

9. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement: Releasd 15th April 2008

   Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and former Rascals man Miles Kane collaborated on this epic album, which featured the stirring title track.

   

10. Portishead - Third: Released 28th April 2008

    The trip hop pioneers released their first album in eleven years in 2008.

    

11. Santogold - Santogold: Released 29th April 2008

    Santi White's debut album included the massive track L.E.S. Artistes.

    

12. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago: Released 12th May 2008

    Justin Vernon and his band released their debut album, which included the enduring favourite, Skinny Love.

    

13. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing: Released 16th May 2008

    The duo of Katie White and Jules De Martino released their debut album, which included the hit That's Not My Name.

    

14. Paul Weller - 22 Dreams: Released 2nd June 2008

    The ninth solo album from The Modfather featured guest appearances from Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer, Graham Coxon and Ocean Colour Scene's Steve Craddock.

    

15. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends: Released 12th June 2008

    The fourth album from Chris Martin and co included the title track, Life In Technicolor and Violet Hill.

    

16. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes: Released 3rd June 2008

    The eponymous debut from the Seattle chamber rockers featured the classic White Winter Hymnal.

    

17. Bloc Party - Intimacy: Released 21st August 2008

    The band's third album included Ares, Signs, One Month Off and Mercury.

    

18. The Verve - Forth: Released 25th August 2008

    Richard Ashcroft and co reunited for their fourth and final album, which included the track Love Is Noise.

    

19. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires: Released 1st September 2008

    The St Albans dance trio released their debut album, which featured the tunes Paris, Jump In The Pool and Skeleton Boy.

    

20. Glasvegas - Glasvegas: Released 8th September 2008

    The Glaswegian dark rockers released their debut, which included Geraldine, Daddy's Gone and Flowers And Football Tops.

    

21. Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke: Released 19th September 2008

    Pip Brown released her debut album, which included the hits Paris Is Burning, My Delirium and Dusk Til Dawn.

    

22. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night: Released 19th September 2008

    The Followills' fourth album featured the massive songs Sex On Fire, Use Somebody and Notion.

    

23. Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul: Released 6th October 2008

    The Gallaghers released their seventh and final album to date, which included The Shock Of The Lightning and I'm Outta Time.

    

24. The Killers - Day And Age: Released 18th November 2008

    Brandon Flowers and co released their third album, which included the hits Human, Spaceman and Dustland Fairytale.

    

25. Guns N'Roses - Chinese Democracy: Released 23rd November 2008

    At last! The long-awaited new GNR album arrived unexpectedly in November of 2008 after a fifteen year wait.